Unexpected Scavengers: Possums Found Feasting on Dead Kangaroos

Medicine & Technology Feb 19, 2023

Brushtail possums unexpectedly accounted for 81% of documented scavengers of kangaroo carcasses during the winter over the Australian Alps. Read to learn more. 

Raccoons, Vultures, Other Scavengers Are Picky Eaters Too: Here's Why

May 25, 2022

Vertebrate scavengers like raccoons and vultures are selective about the food they eat. Read on to learn which food they prefer and why they are picky.

New Study Shows How Beetles Keep Rivals Off to Feed Their Future Offspring

Jan 18, 2021

Some beetles, like the burying beetles, in particular, are found to have been digging to hide scents of decomposing bounty to keep the rivals away and have something to feed their future offspring.